![Herts Advertiser: Akinbinu takes on a defender in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Akinbinu takes on a defender in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Akinbinu takes on a defender in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
Jack Woods fired the Magpies into a sixth-minute lead as hopes grew of a repeat of the heroics from 12 months earlier.
![Herts Advertiser: Humbert in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Humbert in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Humbert in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
But they were trailing by half-time to their Southern League opponents and after conceding a third, the hosts’ day got worse as first Harvey Scott and then goalkeeper Charlie May saw red.
![Herts Advertiser: Akinbinu takes on a defender in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Akinbinu takes on a defender in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Akinbinu takes on a defender in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
Woods took over the keeping duties and although he wasn’t beaten, Colney Heath were.
![Herts Advertiser: Clarke-Mardel goes in for a tackle in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Clarke-Mardel goes in for a tackle in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Clarke-Mardel goes in for a tackle in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
The disappointment that was to follow seemed a million miles away when Woods opened the scoring, latching on to a rushed clearance from Alex Harris in the Cinderford goal and curling his effort into the far corner.
![Herts Advertiser: Shaw looks to play it long in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Shaw looks to play it long in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Shaw looks to play it long in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
At this point the home side were well on top but they allowed the Wiltshire side to get back on terms just four minutes later, Dan McDonald swinging over a corner for Andy Lewis to tuck away.
![Herts Advertiser: Akinbinu wins a header in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Akinbinu wins a header in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Akinbinu wins a header in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
And the turnaround was complete shortly after as Cinderford broke quickly.
![Herts Advertiser: Clarke-Mardel on the ball in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Clarke-Mardel on the ball in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Clarke-Mardel on the ball in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
Lewis led the charge with the ball finally finding its way to Ben Watkins who hammered it beyond May and into the roof of the net.
![Herts Advertiser: Shaw on the ball in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Shaw on the ball in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Shaw on the ball in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
Those goals took the wind out of the Colney Heath sails and they found chances hard to come by in the remainder of the half.
![Herts Advertiser: Scott makes a run down the line in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Scott makes a run down the line in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Scott makes a run down the line in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
However, they should have been back on level terms eight minutes after the half-time interval.
![Herts Advertiser: May clutches the ball away from an attacker in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: May clutches the ball away from an attacker in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
May clutches the ball away from an attacker in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
They had three glorious chances, all created by the quick feet of Woods.
![Herts Advertiser: Scott holds up the ball under pressure in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Scott holds up the ball under pressure in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Scott holds up the ball under pressure in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
One low cross from the left was inches away from Spencer Clarke-Mardel and a second fabulous run down the wing ended with Greg Shaw and Scott failing to get a touch in front of goal.
![Herts Advertiser: Lewis takes a throw in in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Lewis takes a throw in in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Lewis takes a throw in in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
The third delicious delivery landed at the feet of Akim Akinbinu at the back post and completely unmarked but he sliced his shot wide.
![Herts Advertiser: Colney Heath boss Ryan Thompson on the sidelines in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Colney Heath boss Ryan Thompson on the sidelines in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Colney Heath boss Ryan Thompson on the sidelines in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
And they were made to rue those misses when McDonald made it three on the hour mark.
![Herts Advertiser: May kicks clear in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: May kicks clear in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
May kicks clear in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
Any hopes they had of coming back ended when Scott was shown a straight red card following a reckless challenge on 70 minutes and 10 minutes later May walked after lashing out at James Harding.
![Herts Advertiser: Scott closes down the keeper in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO]( "Herts Advertiser: Scott closes down the keeper in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO")
Scott closes down the keeper in the FA Cup match between Colney Heath and Cinderford Town. Picture: DANNY LOO (Image: ©2018 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)
They had better luck in the League Challenge Trophy on Tuesday though as a Clarke-Mardel goal gave them a 1-0 win at home to Broadfields United.
![Herts Advertiser: Jack Woods put Colney Heath ahead in their FA Cup tie at home to Cinderford Town. Picture: JIM WHITTAMORE]( "Herts Advertiser: Jack Woods put Colney Heath ahead in their FA Cup tie at home to Cinderford Town. Picture: JIM WHITTAMORE")
Jack Woods put Colney Heath ahead in their FA Cup tie at home to Cinderford Town. Picture: JIM WHITTAMORE (Image: Archant)
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